Lahar is an Indonesian term that describes a hot or cold mixture of water and rock fragments that flows down the slopes of a volcano and typically enters a river valley. Small seasonal events are sometimes referred to as "
What is the difference between lahar and lava?
Everything in the path of an advancing lava flow will be knocked over, surrounded, or buried by lava, or ignited by the extremely hot temperature of lava. When lava erupts beneath a glacier or flows over snow and ice, meltwater from the ice and snow can result in far-reaching lahars.
What are the types of lahar?
- Clast.
- Debris Flow.
- Lava Flow.
- Pyroclastic Flow.
- Tephra.
- Lava.
- Crater.
- Volcano.
